May Family Photos

The family and descendants of
Samuel May [1783-1851]
Go to the first page of his album.

Album for

Mahala Jane May [1819-1901]
& Dr. Perez S. Randall

Entered March 2006

Research on May descendants living in Wisconsin was compiled by
Dale & Sharon Sternberg, co-authors of
I WILL UPHOLD THE FLAG
The Life of Colonel Reuben May
1815-1902


Mahala Jane May b: 11 Nov 1819 Prestonsburg, KY d: 9 Jan 1901 Sylvan, WI, buried there in St. Peter's Cemetery

.. +Perez S. Randall b: 1804 Maine m: 30 Jul 1839 Prestonsburg, KY, by Rev. Landum d: 26 Aug 1867 Maysville, Mason Co., KY


Dr. Perez Randall & Mahala Jane May

Mahala and Perez were married at the Samuel May House on July 30th, 1839. We know this because the occasion was recorded in the diary of Reverend William B. Landrum, the Methodist circuit-rider who performed the ceremony. His diary contains this entry: `On the next day [Tuesday, July 30th] I went to Samuel May`s [house] near Prestonsburg and performed the rite of matrimony between Dr. Randall and Mahala May, in the presence of a great many persons, and we had a splendid dinner.`


1. Georgia Randall b: 27 Jul 1840 d: 27 Apr 1902 Louisa, Kentucky, buried there in Pine Hill Cemetery there

...... +Richard Fletcher Vinson b: 14 Mar 1838 Ft. Gay, West Virginia m: Abt. 1858 Catlettsburg, Kentucly d: Louisa, Kentucky, buried there in Pine Hill Cemetery there

2 Perez May Randall b: 2 Mar 1849 d: 19 May 1903 La Farge, WI

...... +Buena Vista Ferguson b: Wayne, West Virginia m: 18 Aug 1869 Louisa, Kentucky d: 9 Jul 1923 Portland, Oregon